🚨Thrilled to announce the 2nd Denis Richard Intl. Symposium – Nov 21, Quebec City!
Theme: The Science of Obesity: From Biology to Behavior
Speakers: @LoraHeisler, @DrGregSteinberg, @PSchauerMD, Jens Brüning, Joe Bass, Ruth Loos, Steven Heymsfield & Kelly Allison
À titre de Coprésident de la Société québécoise de lipidologie, nutrition et de métabolisme, il me fait plaisir de vous inviter à notre Réunion scientifique annuelle 2025. Voici un bref aperçu de notre programmation.
🧦No cold feet here! CIHR is ready to sock it to misinformation!
This week, with help from @ScienceUpFirst, we’ll be sharing health facts and tips on spotting misinformation and protecting yourself this cold and flu season.
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#TogetherAgainstMisinformation
Next week, I will have the honour to host the 1st edition of the 'Denis Richard International Symposium'. With the theme “Heterogeneity of Obesity,” this symposium promises important discussions on the root causes of obesity and precision medicine. @IUCPQ@rrcmdo@SQLNM_
“We really have a lack of understanding about what goes on in menopause.” Dr. @glenpyle’s research discoveries will reduce heart disease in older women — and help men too.
Learn more about Dr. Pyle's research: https://t.co/w23iPZVUlZ.
#BeatHeartDisease
¼ So very excited to share newest preprint for the lab. ARHGEF17/TEM4 is a novel regulator of G1 progression: doi: https://t.co/q90S4yZPoz.
Heroic effort from @kprifth with help from the entire lab including:
Our latest meta-GWAS on aortic valve stenosis is available (>14K cases/>941K). 20(/32) new loci identified. RNAseq dataset from 500 patients highlights an enrichment in expression regulation at these loci & prioritizes candidate causal genes. See more https://t.co/ahYYKhCZva
Very excited to host my colleague Marie-France Demers for the #ObesitySeminarSeries of @IUCPQ next Wednesday to discuss cardiometabolic risks in young people with first-episode psychosis. Thanks to our sponsors @NovoNordiskCA& @EliLillyandCo.